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2 Sheets-Sheet 1. T. M. MOORE.

(No Mqdel.)

PLOW.

No. 332,206. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

N. PETERS. Phmoliflwgnpher. Walhingtun. D. C.

(No Model.) 7 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. T. M. MOORE.

PLOW.

. No. 332,206. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

N, PETERS. Phnlv-Ulhngnphor. Wauhingmm D. C.

STATES UNITE THOMAS M. MOORE, OF RUSK, TEXAS.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,206, dated December8, 1.885.

Serial No. 160,133. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I. T. hLlVIOORE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Rusk, in the county of Cherokee and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invent-ion has for its object to provide a convertible plow andcultivator to meetthe requirements of the particular kind of work to bedone, a further object also being to permit the adjustment of thehandles, whereby the attendant or plowman may follow or walk directlybehind or in the furrow of the plow; and the invention consists of thecombinations of parts and their construction, substantially ashereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side View of my improvementwith the appliance in position used in applying a cultivator-shovel,bull-tongue, or sweep to the standard. Fig. 2 is a similar view with thesaid appliance thrown back or elevated out of the way, as when theordinary share and mold-board are used. Fig. 3 is a plan View of thesame,-showing in particular the handle-adjusting contrivance. Figs. 4and 5 are detail views of the cultivator-shovel appliance and thehandle-adj usting contrivance, respectively. Fig. 6 is a side view of myinvention, taken on the reverse side to that of Fig. 2, with the handlesremoved; and Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional View taken beneath theplow-beam, with the shovels removed.

In carrying out this my invention I employ in connection with the usualbeam, A, and the plow or shovel standard B, connected to the latter, thebrace-bar C, whose upper end is bolted to the rear end of the beam A,while its lower end is disposed opposite to and a short interval fromthe lower end of the standard B, the upper surface of said latter end ofbrace-bar being arranged in a plane slightly lower than the same surfaceof the standard, to provide with the latter a seat for the inclinedsurface of the share and mold-board. Between the extreme lower ends ofthe standard and its brace-bar is disposed a separating or spacing stud,a, said stud being connected to said brace bar and countersunk in saidstandard. Upon the upper surface ofthelower ends of the standards andbrace is secured the plowshare D, while upon the same surface of thebrace and standard, and abutting against the upper edge of theplowshare, is secured the mold-board D, both the share and moldboardbeing connected thereto by bolts b,with one end countersunk in the shareand moldboard, rcspectively,while said bolts are passed bodily throughthe space between the bracebar and standard, and secured to the underside of the latter by nuts, which permit the ready removal of the shareand mold-board, when it may be desired to exchange them for a cultivatoror shove, hull-tongue, orsweep, according to the particular class ofwork to be done. To the left-hand side of the standard, at its extremelower end, is fastened by the bolt (1 the landside E, said bolt beingcountersunk in the latter at one end and passed bodily throughcoincident apertures in said standard and in the brace-bar, and securedthereto by a nut, whereby also the landside may be readily removed forthe same purpose, recited in connection with thedescription of theremoval of the plowshare and mold-board.

F F is a jointed or articulated sectional bar with one section pivotedtoa bolt between the brace-bar and standard B 0, near the point ofdivergence of said bar and standard, the outer section or arm of whichsectional bar, when the implement is converted into a cultivator or usedfor an analogous purpose, (in which case, as before stated, theplowshare, moldboard, and the landside are removed,) rests upon thelower portion of the brace-bar G to level the latter with the standard Bat that point, in order to providea broad supportingsurface for thecultivator-shovel, bull-tongue, or sweep replacing the plow, whichdisposition of the said sectional bar or appliance is seen in Fig. 1.The cultivator shovel, or either of the latter two implen1ents,whenused, is secured in position by the bolt e, as seen in the said Fig. 1.It is obvious that when the plow is to be again placed in position, orwhen used, the said sectional bar can be swung up and back out of theway of the mold-board of the plow, as seen in Fig. 2.

G is a counter brace-bar with its vertical straight portion held firmlyto one side of the beam A, its extreme upper end being bolted above saidbeam to the same end of the standard B, while below said beam saidcounter brace-bar is again bolted to said standard B. From the latterpoint said counter bracebar G is inclined a short distance inwardly andrearwardly, and then again rearwardly and downwardly,as at f,the saidlatter portion, f, being provided with a slot, f, through which isinserted a bolt, securing it to the primary brace-bar C.

H H are the handles, which are secured to gether and disposedconvergently, theirlower nearly-meeting ends having their connectingbolt9 passed through the slotfof the counter brace-bar G, the function ofwhich will appear hereinafter.

Through the rear end of the beam A passes a bolt, h, upon the upperprojecting screwthread end of which are placed two clampplates or disks,i t, having opposite grooves, i, which receive a round, I, of thehandles, said clamp plates or disks being held firmly upon said round bya nut screwed upon the said bolt. It is obvious that by loosening thenut, permitting the loosening of the disks or plates, and by unscrewingthe nut of the bolt connecting the lower ends of the handles to theslotted plate, the handles can be readily shifted laterally or adjustedto suit the inclination or height required, according to the height ofthe attendant or plowman, the grooved clamp-plates or disks and theembraced round ofthe handles serving as fulcrum and pivot, respectively,for thehandles, which latter thus become a lever. The lateral shiftingof the handles is to enable the plowman to walk directly in line withand in rear of the plowshare, bull-tongue, or sweep, as the case may be.By means of said connection between the beam and the handles, togetherwith the slottedconncction between the handles and the counterbrace-bar, before described, the further adjustment of the handlesvertically can be effected, whereby they can be raised or lowered toaccommodate the height of the plowman or attendant.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a plow, the combination, with the beam and the standard, of theinclined brace and the sectional or jointed bar arranged to fold uponthe lowerpart ofthe said brace, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. In a plow, the handles having a round thereof secured between twogrooved clampplates held by a nut on a bolt, and their lower convergentends connected and capable of vertical adjustment by a bolt passedthrough a slot of the counter brace-bar, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. In a plow, the combination, with the beam, the handles, thebrace-bar, and the sl'otted counter-brace, of the grooved clamp-platesand the round connected to the handles, to"

gether with adjusting and holding boltpassed through the lowerconvergent ends of the handles and the slot of thecounterbrace-bar,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. In a plow, the sectional or jointed bar connected between thestandard and the inclined brace-bar, and arranged to fold upon the lowerpart of said brace-bar, substantially as shown, and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I at'fix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS M. MOORE.

Witnesses:

QUIN 0. LOONEY, M. JERNIGAN.

